diff --git a/package/x11r7/xlib_libfontenc/xlib_libfontenc.mk b/package/x11r7/xlib_libfontenc/xlib_libfontenc.mk
index 526aea9fe5..cb84ae4ee1 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xlib_libfontenc/xlib_libfontenc.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xlib_libfontenc/xlib_libfontenc.mk
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ XLIB_LIBFONTENC_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib
 XLIB_LIBFONTENC_LICENSE = MIT
 XLIB_LIBFONTENC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 XLIB_LIBFONTENC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-XLIB_LIBFONTENC_DEPENDENCIES = zlib xorgproto
-HOST_XLIB_LIBFONTENC_DEPENDENCIES = host-zlib host-xorgproto
+XLIB_LIBFONTENC_DEPENDENCIES = zlib xorgproto host-pkgconf
+HOST_XLIB_LIBFONTENC_DEPENDENCIES = host-zlib host-xorgproto host-pkgconf
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))